33.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Surrey Downs · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Surrey Downs
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
One in three people in Surrey Downs live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure. This makes the area's health profile stand out compared to most other regions. Mental health and arthritis are the most common long-term conditions reported here.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 33.3% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is higher than most areas and well above the 27.7% national figure. Mental health conditions are the most frequent, affecting 10.7% of people, followed closely by arthritis at 10.3%.
10.7%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
Number of long-term health conditions
View on map →In Surrey Downs, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A small number of residents, 4.9%, need help with daily activities. This is around the middle for similar areas and slightly lower than the South Australian figure of 6.7%.
4.9% ▲ +40.9%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 4.9%
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Surrey Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41410/surrey-downs/topic/health-disability